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Station operated in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the city of Salem.
STATION.--14181500 NORTH SANTIAM RIVER AT NIAGARA, OR
LOCATION.--Lat 44° 45'10", long 122° 17'50", in NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.34, T.9 S., R.4 E., Linn
County, Hydrologic Unit 17090005, on left bank 0.1 mi downstream from Little Sardine Creek,
0.8 mi downstream from Big Cliff Dam, 2.1 mi east of Niagara, and at mile 57.3.
DRAINAGE AREA.--453 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--December 1908 to January 1920, October 1921 to March 1922, October 1938 to
current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1318. Published as
"North Fork of Santiam River near Niagara" prior to October 1913, and as "above
Mayflower Creek, near Detroit" October 1938 to September 1952.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,093.78 ft above NGVD of 1929 (Federal Highway
Administration bench mark). See WSP 1738 for history of changes prior to Oct. 1, 1952.
REMARKS.--Flow regulated since 1953 by Detroit Lake (station 14180500) and Big Cliff Reservoir,
usable capacity for reregulating purposes, 2,930 acre-ft. No diversion upstream from station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 63,200 ft3/s Nov. 22, 1909, gage height,
16.4 ft, from floodmark, site and datum then in use, from rating curve extended above
35,000 ft3/s; minimum discharge, 19 ft3/ Aug. 21, 1963; minimum daily,
395 ft3/s Mar. 25, 26, 1977.
NOTE: The most current shifted rating for this site can be found at USGS Rating Depot website.
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